Nowhere in the New Testament do you see church leaders being instructed to “develop new leaders,” yet from among the circuit of “church leadership gurus” it has […]
Some of the people we read about across the pages of Scripture leave behind scenes that are difficult to forget. Moses stands before Pharaoh demanding the release […]
Are you really hungry, or are you just bored? Are you really hungry, or are you stressed? Are you really hungry, or are you lonely? Are you […]
“Calculators made us worse at math. Autocorrect made us worse at spelling. Credit cards made us worse with money. TV made us worse at sitting with our […]
On April 13, 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 was nearly 200,000 miles from Earth when an oxygen tank exploded aboard their spacecraft. The mission to land […]
I remember decades ago, before I ever began my journey into vocational ministry, hearing a pastor I respect greatly bemoan, rather sensitively and respectfully, the lack of […]
Most married people would probably say their spouse is one of the most valuable people in their life. Ecclesiastes invites them to consider something much greater. It […]
Over the last few years, I have heard a few adults make an observation that I found both funny and familiar. They were surprised that quicksand had […]
There are days when the world feels terribly wrong. A child is killed in a war he did not start. A family is shattered by someone’s betrayal. […]
There are days when the darkness in this world becomes painfully visible. September 11, 2001 was such a day. Twenty-five years later, we remember a terrible act […]